Compositor&#39;s stick



y 1 3 F. A. KESSELER 1,769,347'

COMPOSITORS STICK I Filed Oct. 9, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 July 1, 1930.

F. A. KESSELER COMPOS ITOR S STICK 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 9, 1928 Patented July 1," 1930 -jentrainSIA S meant PATENT FORREST A. KiassELnR, oFHoUsToii aEXAs, AssIGNoR' roHous'roN SPEcIA TYGo PQRATION, or Hoi smon, .TEXAS,.A CORPORATION or TEXAS QOMBOSITOBS STICK Application filed-camera, 1928. Serial No; 311,391.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a composingstick.

,One object of the invention is'to provide a device of the character described, specially designed'for use by a compositor insetting type and comprising novel means forclamping and holding the set type in the stick. .7 Another object of theinvention is to provide a'stick of the character described having a noveltype of clamp jaw for engaging and holding the line of type as set andhaving novel means for lockingithe clamp jaw against movement relative tothe stick and for;releasing the same, 1

. With the above and other objects'in view the invention has particular relation tocertain novel features ofconstruction, operation and arrangement otparts an example of which is given in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying-'drawingswhere- Figure 1 shows a plan view of thestick. Figure 2 shows anedge View.

Figure 3 shows a sectional view taken on the line-3'8 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 shows a sectional view taken on the line 4t,-4: of Figure 3 and showing the clamp jaw in released position. v 1 'Figure 5 shows a transverse sectional view taken on the line 55 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 shows a sectional view also taken on the line 4;4: of Figure3 showing the clamp jaw in lockedpoistion, and

Figure 7 shows a perspective view of the clamp jaw. o v

Referring more particularly to the drawings, wherein like numerals of reference designate similar parts in each ofthe Figures, the numerall designatesthe body of the stick which is preferably formed of a long fiat metallic plate having the over turned marginal flanges 2'at one edge whose inner side has the, transverse indentations 3'spaced a uniform distance apart.

At oneend the stick has'thetransverse fixed abutment 4; There is aclamp jaw designated generally by the numeral At one side this jaw has the oblong bearlng groove 6 to receive a free edge of the stick and at its other 'slde the .clamp aw has the oblong groove 7' to receive the free in:

edge ofthe overturnedfiange 2, said clampjaw being thus ,slidably mounted on the stick. This clamp jaw is formed hollow, and it is provided with a straight face which con fronts and is substantially parallel with. the inner face of the fixed abutment 4h VVithiir the clamp jaw5 there isa channel shaped dog 9, U-shaped in cross section an'dhaving the side flanges 10, 10 which'fit closelyiwithe in the hollow clamp jaw 5. This dog works through anoblong slot 11' inthe'end ofthe jaw 5 which abuts the flange 12and (the, dog is providedwith the transverse detents 12 adapted to engage in opposing indentations 3.. The ends of theolog 9Ifit closely against the corresponding ends of the jaw with its face, which confrontsthe flange 2 always substantially fiange' s T i o 'There is a segment 17 rotatably mounted on a transverse pin 18.- .Oneend of this pin has an enlarged head 19 which is fitted into one wall vof the jaw and the other end 20 of the pin is reduced and threaded into the opposite wallof said jaw. The margin of the segment 17 worksthrough the slot 21 parallel with said of the jaw 5 and is thus rendered accessible.

The segment 17 has the cams 22, 22 one on each side which ride against the flanges i0, 10. a

place along the stick and the segment 17 thenturned by the thumb of the operator to, thus, actuate said cams to cooperate with the flanges 10 and thus seat and lock the detents '12 in the indentations 3.;so as, to ac- The jaw ii may beadjustedto the desired a;

curately locate said jaw, and the jaw will bear, throughout its length against the flange 2 to hold the jaw againstrmovement and vthe line of type set in the stick will thus to be the preferred form of the invention,

be held securely in position. When it is desired to adjust the jaw 5, the segment 17 may be moved in the opposite direction to release the earns 22 from the flanges l0 and the spring 15 will then operate to move the dog 9 and release the detents from said indentations to permit the adjustment of said clamp jaw.

From an inspection of Figure 5 it may be observed that the head 19 and the re duced end 20 of the pin 18 are concentric but are eccentric with the respect to said pin so that the pin may be turned to adjust the cams 22 with respect to the flanges 10 of the dog 9 as maybe found. desirable.

The face of'the stick is gauged as shown at 23, the gauge marks being opposite the respective indentations 3. The stick is gauged to indicate the length of line of type to be set. 'In the present instances the stick is shown as gauged for pica and half pica measures.

While I have shown what I now consider tions, a segment 'mounted in saidjaw and operatable against the dog to effect the engagement of the detents in said indentations, yieldable means operatable against the dog and effective to move said dog bodily away from said flange to release the detents from said indentations when said dog is released by said segment. 7

2. A composing stick having a marginal flange and a fixed abutment, a clamp jaw having a slidable engagement with said stick, said jaw being characterized by the provision of a yieldably mounted dog therein engagable with said flange and a manually operatable cam through which the dog may be actuated into engagement with said flange yieldable means acting on one end of the dog normally tending to hold the dog out ofsuch engagement said yieldable means and said end of the jaw being effective to maintain the dog constantly in parallel relation with said flange. j

8. A composing stick having a fixed abutment and an overturned marginal flange, a clamp jaw engaged with said stick and movable therealong, a dog yieldingly mounted within said jaw, said dog having a face which confronts said flange and having side flanges, a rotatable segment in the jaw having cams which cooperate with the side flanges,.said face and said overturned flange being provided with detents adapted to in- 'termesh. i

7 4. A composing stickhaving a fixed abutment and. an overturned marginal flange, a

clamp jaw engaged with said stick and movable therealong, a dog yieldingly mounted within said jaw, said dog having a face which confronts said flange and having side flanges, a rotatable segment in the jaw having cams which cooperate with side flanges, said face and said overturned flange being provided with detents adapted to intermesh,

and yieldable means acting on the dog and normally holding the detents out of mesh.

5.- A composingstickhaving a fixed'abutment, a movable jaw mounted on the stick, said abutment and jaw having opposing substantially parallel faces, saidjaw being characterized by the provision of a "dog which is housed therein and which isarranged to work through the jaw face and co-operate with the face of said stick, the co-operating parts of said dogand stick having intermeshing teeth, means normally toward and from said flange, the face of said dog fronting-said flange being disposed to bear against the flange throughout its length.

7 A composing stick having a fixed abutment and an over turned marginal flange, a clamp jaw movable along the stick, said jaw having a bearing and being characterized by the provision of a yieldably mounted dog having a bearing face which works through said bearing and con-fronts said flange and means for manually moving the dog bodily to seat said face against the flange throughout the length of said face. i

8. A composing stick having a fixed abutment and an over turned marginal flange provided with'spaced indentations, a clamp jaw having a face confronting said flange and having a bearing, said jaw movable in its opposing indentation.

In testimony whereof I along the sti ck said jaw being characterized by the provision of a dog having a detent,

means for manually operating the dog through said bearing to engage the detent name to thi have signed my s specification. FORREST KESSELER. 

